G.J. McCarthy

Miscellany: Trashcams

Images in this gallery were taken with pinhole cameras that were made out of litter collected in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. They were captured on photo-sensitive paper via exposures last anywhere from scores of seconds to dozens of minutes. The piece was published in The Dallas Morning News for Earth Day 2008.

Abandoned building off South Lamar in Dallas, taken on March 6, 2009 with tin can camera. Two minute, 15 second exposure on RC photo paper.
   
White Rock Lake Park tree taken March 4, 2009 with coffee cup camera. Nine minute exposure on RC photo paper.
   
Wooded area in west Dallas, taken with a soda bottle camera. Five minute exposure on RC photo paper.
     
  
Pool table in abandoned field in southwest Dallas County, Texas, taken with a soda bottle camera. Seven minute, 45 second exposure on RC photo paper.
   
Abandoned, used car dealership in northeast Dallas taken on February 20, 2009 with soda can camera. Three minute, 30 second exposure on RC photo paper.
   
Dallas skyline taken on February 24, 2009 with tin can camera. 20 minute exposure on RC photo paper.
     
  
Junk yard van and old fence off far South Lamar in Dallas, taken on March 7, 2009 with soda bottle camera. Three minute, 30 second exposure on RC photo paper.
   
Discarded Budweiser can along Collin County Road 421 in Anna, Texas taken on March 18, 2009 with soda can camera. One minute, 30 second exposure on RC photo paper.
   
Backlit tree at White Rock Lake Park, taken on February 23, 2009 with tin can camera. Four minute, 15 second exposure on RC photo paper.
     
  
Collin County Road 421 in Anna, Texas taken on March 18, 2009 with tin can camera. One minute, 30 second exposure on RC photo paper.